Torch species question

[SamMule]

Curious...


They say aussie torches and indo torches are not compatible.
From what ive read, aussie torches are typically shorter, fatter Tentacles and indos are a little more long and whispy.
If my "dragon soul" torches in the forefront are indo, then what is the giant green torch behind?
The dragon soul torch heads are only 1/2" to 1" diameter at the skeleton, while the green one is more like 1"-2" diameter at the skeleton.
Clearly, these can't be the same species? I've never seen a torch as large as this green one. (Although, I don't get a lot of exposure here up in MT)
For reference, the green is 3 heads splitting to 6.
The dragon soul is about 14 heads.

Anyone have some insight?

 

[KrisReef]

Indo. I think they call it a "Cotton Candy" with those pick tips.

 

[SamMule]

Yes. I'm just curious as to how these could be the same species. They are so drastically different.

 

[Crabby48]

As far as I do vs Aussie neither of those are fat and short like on some Aussie. How you look at it they are the same to me

 

[voelter76]

I have nothing meaningful on the matter. But yours are gorgeous!!!

 

[Kodock]

My vote is also indo “Cotton Candy”. They can be bicolor pink and blue tips or be just blue tips as well.

Aussies do normally have short and chubbier tentacles, grow slower and they also are nearly impossible to keep alive long term.

 

[Crabby48]

My vote is also indo “Cotton Candy”. They can be bicolor pink and blue tips or be just blue tips as well.

Aussies do normally have short and chubbier tentacles, grow slower and they also are nearly impossible to keep alive long term.

Exactly. Colony’s will give different color tips in same colony. Most torches like tiger and reverse are all the same just names and price. They just pull odd balls in colony and rename.

 

[thamnasteroid]

Indo and Aussie torches are both classified as the same species (for now): Euphyllia glabrescens. I haven't seen any molecular/genetic data indicating that they could be different species.
The CotW website shows both "Indo" and "Aussie" phenotypes co-occuring:
Euphyllia glabrescens, "Aussie" phenoype; Indonesia | Credit: John Veron

Euphyllia glabrescens, "Indo" phenotype; Western Australia | Credit: John Veron

Check Luzon et al. 2017 and Arrigoni et al. 2023 for reference.